Cell type mediated resistance of vesicular stomatitis virus and Sendai virus to ribavirin.

Ribavirin (RBV) is a synthetic nucleoside analog with broad spectrum antiviral activity. Although RBV is approved for the treatment of hepatitis C virus, respiratory syncytial virus, and Lassa fever virus infections, its mechanism of action and therapeutic efficacy remains highly controversial. Rece...

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Main Authors: Nirav R Shah, Amanda Sunderland, Valery Z Grdzelishvili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2889835?pdf=render